The forecast is for 15/20 E-SE but heading East tomorrow, so with the calm I decided to give it a go. I motored up and and over the Cape and out into the gulf heading ESE. I was pleasantly surprised that the seas were quite calm and the wind stayed off all morning. Back in 2002 when we sailed from Cape York to Gove the last 10 hours as we approached Gove were terrible, with the swell and sea really confused.
This time - easy!
After lunch the wind came up and stayed around 12 knots from the SE and with a calm sea I've cruised along at 5-6 knots and almost on a direct course for Thursday Island.
Yesterday afternoon a plane crashed at Phuket. Being a Sunday afternoon flight I was concerned that one of the staff or students from the school may have been aboard, as many people on the island go to Bangkok for the weekend. Liz emailed today to say that there was no-one we knew aboard. Still a tragedy no less.
CREW WANTED - NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.
I am totally sick of my own company!! If anyone would like to join me please contact me aboard using this email address: dl1ght at winlink dot org
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